Hey Nicole I really like your list and I think you mention so many great apps there.
We work also remote in our startup with people based in Berlin, London, Manila and Delhi. We actually also wrote an article about the tools we are using: http://bit.ly/1AjFjUC

I know that many startups like to use numbers like this to explain why their next app or tool for remote and/or independent worker will be so much in demand (I’ve done it myself many times).

But I actually think, that a huge proportion of the level of independent workers will be sitting in an Uber taxi or working on TaskRabbit or Fiverr. What I am trying to say is that the type of independent workers is changing and we should not assume that the we will just get more of the same independent workers we have at the moment (journalists, sole traders, consultants,…). What do you think?

Remotive

Hey there Felix, thanks for your cool answer :) You’re absolutely right, independent workers will come under many different forms!

It feels like a great addition to those numbers to add that some people will be working as full remote employees, other partially remote – and not all will be in an office environment :)

Great article Nicole! I am a big fan of working remotely. I run my Small Business in Australia (www.xmediads.com) and am training my customers to reach me via email or messenger, as well as ensuring my projects do not tie me down to a physical place. This I find allows greater productivity as I can fit in more work around my family life and into non-business hours. It is also great being able to do work in any spare time from almost anywhere I have internet. Great for holidays! Thanks for a great read :)

Kate H

Great information (we also love Trello & Slack for communication & collaboration)! If you’re looking for remote work tips from a company that is 100% distributed, we just published a blog you may be interested in: “Remote work tips from Chargify’s distributed team”

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